If you're on Sublocade, you may have already heard the news, and if you haven't, it's important that you do. The pharmaceutical company Indivior has decided to stop supplying Sublocade in Australia.  

This change is going to affect people across Australia who rely on Sublocade to manage opioid dependence, including many of readers of User’s News. 

We know this news might be worrying, especially if Sublocade has been working for you. This article will explain what's happening, what your options are, and who you can talk to. 

At Users News we often hear stories about people facing stigma when accessing OTP services. However, there’s always somewhere worse, and if the issue is stigmatisation of people who use drugs, that somewhere is often the USA. American harm reduction activist Danielle Russell was in Australia last year and was with a friend when they were picking up their methadone. She was totally blown away by the fact that her Australian friend was treated like a human. She wrote this article for Filter magazine when she returned to the US.

Check out what the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights and the NSW OTP Clinical Guidelines have to say about your rights.